diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 04c28cbb9e..4961e6119e 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2580,9 +2580,9 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
                 if (vaddr_ef > info->end_data) {
                     info->end_data = vaddr_ef;
                 }
-                if (vaddr_em > info->brk) {
-                    info->brk = vaddr_em;
-                }
+            }
+            if (vaddr_em > info->brk) {
+                info->brk = vaddr_em;
             }
         } else if (eppnt->p_type == PT_INTERP && pinterp_name) {
             char *interp_name;
@@ -2637,7 +2637,6 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
     if (info->end_data == 0) {
         info->start_data = info->end_code;
         info->end_data = info->end_code;
-        info->brk = info->end_code;
     }
 
     if (qemu_log_enabled()) {